Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-09-08
raising territory. Haley Times. Aug.

raising territory. Haley Times, Aug.
ll8.
The heretofore accepted view in re-
gard to creating Of new organic t'ons out
j Of the unorgsnized domain Of the United
States, has been when the settlers OF any
section of this unorganized domain,
desired for their protection and growth,
to form an organization, the people to be
benefited, we're the people to be consult
Ell, or if after the first organization, the
boundaries we're to. be changed, the
people themselves were. the parties
whose voice was to be heard and respect
ed. But the principle seems to have
undergone c,osidcrab,e change. Pro
posed changes now come from the poll
,iciaus, such a. Governors, Senators, and
representatives, in congress, and Others
not directly interested in the prosperity
Of the people, or else they assume to
know the wants Of the people better
than they know themselves. The
changes to be made must conform more
to the political whims and notions Of the
senators aud outside representatives in
congress, than to those ,f.he people
who are directly interested. Senator
Hearst Is California senator, who has
no abiding 10 Idaho, Montana or Neva-
da. II we in Idaho have thought that
We would be financially, socially and
even politically benefited by any
change in our boundaries and the peo-
pie have so expressed themselves. why
should Senator Hears. emphaticat'y op-
pose our wishes. The people 10 New
York, or Massachusetts, or any other,
state, have just as good right and it
would be US appropriate for them to in
'erfsre and oppose, as it would be for
Senator Hearst. Senator Stewart hos
some reason for his interference, to at
tach South Idaho to Nevada, and thus
make that not only mining state but
a stock growing state, and thus form a
permanent state with the elements Of
permanent growth and prosperity for
both South Idaho and Nevada. 1t is
claimed that Nevada is fast losing its
population and that soon its mines will
become exhausted and there will not be
enough left to support state govern.
nent South Idaho will not suffer by
going to Nevada, save the modification
Of little of her pride IN losing her
euphouious name. The mines will be
just as rich in Nevada as in Idaho, and
she will have the addition OF what wealth
10 mines Nevada has left. But Senator
Hearst in bis scheme to rectiiy the
northwest by adding Montana to Idaho
aud making the whole mining state,
has not the same merit as political
scheme. When the mines have become
exhausted, the people then will be like
Nevada, aud have nothing left to secure
to her GROWN. prosperity but her
grazing land, aud her population viii
diminish. Better attach South Idaho to
Nevada, and both together can maintain
! a state that will DO prosperous. Attach
North Idaho to Washington and they
two can form state that will prosper,
and leave Montana as she now il and
, she has abundant aud varied resources
} to make her Il prosperous state, and sup
pose the name OF Idaho, euphonious as
she may be, will her people suffer there,
by? The people in all three will be
better able to support state government
4 creditable to themselves and TO the
4 Union of States, and the objections to
the admission of Washin. .,on aud
Montana will the sooner be wiped out,
than by Senator Hears,'s plan. We
know that Senator is good judge of a
quartz ledge, but as a man to formulate
prosper US states out OF territories We
would rather trust business to more ex
perienced legislators. Every man in his
; place, and Senator Hearst in his place
can do well, California has use for him,
but We have not in shaping the
, boundaries Of our embryo state.
IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.